The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2003
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 999
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.51° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.97° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.